From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 00:00:55 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 1418 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Friday 12 January 2007 Number 1418 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 Further setup info for Brother HL-2040 : Ed Durrant 2 Re: Help with Thunderbird message transfer : Mike O'Connor 3 Re: Help with Thunderbird message transfer : Ed Durrant 4 This sums up todays situation well! : Mike O'Connor 5 Re: Help with Thunderbird message transfer : Mike O'Connor 6 Re: Help with Thunderbird message transfer : Ed Durrant 7 Re: Help with Thunderbird message transfer : Mike O'Connor **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:11:20 +1100 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Further setup info for Brother HL-2040 Hi, This full laser printer (i.e. non-Win printer) appears to now be available at "dumping prices". A$89 at Disk Smith electronics (or $49 if bought with a new pc/laptop) or A$98 from Officeworks. There is a "gottcha" with the setup under OS/2 that I would like to share with all here. Using the IBM Brother HL-2060 driver (there is no 2040 driver), the "job properties" setup in the printer icon (or queue) itself is DIFFERENT to the "job properties" from print setup in an application, such as Firefox or Thunderbird. Normally I would expect the settings in the application to change the default from the printer object. While this is so, I have found that the settings in the printer object MUST be set to 600DPI and "system fonts only" (no other options enabled). One can change the resolution down to 300 or even 150 in the application (and it works), however if the printer object is not set the way stated, text is lost on the printout. in the case of TB, the headings appear but not the body text. I suspect this is a Font related problem. Anyway with this minor "Gotcha" found, the printer itself is indeed a real bargain and one of a few still on the market that work with OS/2 and eComStation. Cheers/2 Ed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 2 ==========================** Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 09:16:21 +1000 From: Mike O'Connor Subject: Re: Help with Thunderbird message transfer Ed Durrant wrote: > I receive from time to time formatted e-mails with pictures, I presume > these are HTML format, however when I send them on the format and > pictures is lost. This, I believe is because I have my outgoing > message formatting set to character format only, so that I can > successfully send to the various lists that I am subscribed to. > > Even when I turn on, send messages in HTML, when forwarded the message > isn't always transferred in a readable form. > > Has anyone got any ideas how to get around this problem please ? > > Cheers/2 Hi Ed, I'm working on the 32-bit Beta3a machine currently, so I'm not sure whether someone has responded already to this - but if not - then the simplest thing is to go into the settings and enable composing in html. Next step is to go into your address book - if the various groups you want to send plain-text messages aren't already there in either of the standard address folders, add them - open the properties for each group and select the plain-text option as preferred format. That way it will over-ride the html option when you reply to/compose new messages to those groups. that's what I do here. HTH Regards, Mike ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 3 ==========================** Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:28:11 +1100 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: Help with Thunderbird message transfer Mike O'Connor wrote: > Ed Durrant wrote: >> I receive from time to time formatted e-mails with pictures, I presume >> these are HTML format, however when I send them on the format and >> pictures is lost. This, I believe is because I have my outgoing >> message formatting set to character format only, so that I can >> successfully send to the various lists that I am subscribed to. >> >> Even when I turn on, send messages in HTML, when forwarded the message >> isn't always transferred in a readable form. >> >> Has anyone got any ideas how to get around this problem please ? >> >> Cheers/2 > Hi Ed, > > I'm working on the 32-bit Beta3a machine currently, so I'm not sure > whether someone has responded already to this - but if not - then the > simplest thing is to go into the settings and enable composing in html. > > Next step is to go into your address book - if the various groups you > want to send plain-text messages aren't already there in either of the > standard address folders, add them - open the properties for each group > and select the plain-text option as preferred format. That way it will > over-ride the html option when you reply to/compose new messages to > those groups. that's what I do here. > > HTH > > Regards, > Mike > > > Hi Mike, I have tried setting the compose to HTML but the graphics still don't go across. I've just checked this person (the wife)'s setting in my address book at it was already set to "prefers to receive e-mail in HTML" - I've now changed this to "unknown" in the hope that TB will not try to format the forwarded e-mail. Cheers/2 Ed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 4 ==========================** Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:50:36 +1000 From: Mike O'Connor Subject: This sums up todays situation well! Hi Guys, In todays NY Times [login required] is a piece which starts with: (Editorial) Wake Up Your Computer Published: January 12, 2007 With great computing power comes great responsibility. Unsecured computers hurt their owners by exposing them to identity theft and stolen passwords. But they can also be conscripted as foot soldiers in a destructive online army: At best, it inconveniences all users by spewing noisome spam. At worst, it generates large-scale attacks on the Web sites of companies and even governments that can shut down networks at enormous cost. and terminates with the following: There was a crucial difference between early adopters and the bulk of the Internet users of today. At the dawn of networked computing, the hobbyists and professionals online expected to have to learn and do a little work. As the Internet became the mainstream, the dedication of technology companies to creating easy plug-and-play products has made the Internet seem as though it requires less understanding and care among users than it does. Every user has a personal responsibility for our collective security, no matter how much of a hassle updates, firewalls and security patches may be. Article is at: http://www.nytimes dot com/2007/01/12/opinion/12fri3.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 5 ==========================** Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 20:39:13 +1000 From: Mike O'Connor Subject: Re: Help with Thunderbird message transfer Ed Durrant wrote: > Mike O'Connor wrote: >> Ed Durrant wrote: >>> I receive from time to time formatted e-mails with pictures, I >>> presume these are HTML format, however when I send them on the >>> format and pictures is lost. This, I believe is because I have my >>> outgoing message formatting set to character format only, so that I >>> can successfully send to the various lists that I am subscribed to. >>> >>> Even when I turn on, send messages in HTML, when forwarded the >>> message isn't always transferred in a readable form. >>> >>> Has anyone got any ideas how to get around this problem please ? >>> >>> Cheers/2 >> Hi Ed, >> >> I'm working on the 32-bit Beta3a machine currently, so I'm not sure >> whether someone has responded already to this - but if not - then the >> simplest thing is to go into the settings and enable composing in html. >> >> Next step is to go into your address book - if the various groups you >> want to send plain-text messages aren't already there in either of >> the standard address folders, add them - open the properties for each >> group and select the plain-text option as preferred format. That way >> it will over-ride the html option when you reply to/compose new >> messages to those groups. that's what I do here. >> >> HTH >> >> Regards, >> Mike > Hi Mike, > > I have tried setting the compose to HTML but the graphics still > don't go across. I've just checked this person (the wife)'s setting in > my address book at it was already set to "prefers to receive e-mail in > HTML" - I've now changed this to "unknown" in the hope that TB will > not try to format the forwarded e-mail. > > Cheers/2 > > Ed. Hi Ed, BTW I do all "forwards" as "in-line" not as attachments. how is yours set. Regards, Mike ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 6 ==========================** Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 22:29:08 +1100 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: Help with Thunderbird message transfer Mike O'Connor wrote: > Ed Durrant wrote: >> Mike O'Connor wrote: >>> Ed Durrant wrote: >>>> I receive from time to time formatted e-mails with pictures, I >>>> presume these are HTML format, however when I send them on the >>>> format and pictures is lost. This, I believe is because I have my >>>> outgoing message formatting set to character format only, so that I >>>> can successfully send to the various lists that I am subscribed to. >>>> >>>> Even when I turn on, send messages in HTML, when forwarded the >>>> message isn't always transferred in a readable form. >>>> >>>> Has anyone got any ideas how to get around this problem please ? >>>> >>>> Cheers/2 >>> Hi Ed, >>> >>> I'm working on the 32-bit Beta3a machine currently, so I'm not sure >>> whether someone has responded already to this - but if not - then the >>> simplest thing is to go into the settings and enable composing in html. >>> >>> Next step is to go into your address book - if the various groups you >>> want to send plain-text messages aren't already there in either of >>> the standard address folders, add them - open the properties for each >>> group and select the plain-text option as preferred format. That way >>> it will over-ride the html option when you reply to/compose new >>> messages to those groups. that's what I do here. >>> >>> HTH >>> >>> Regards, >>> Mike >> Hi Mike, >> >> I have tried setting the compose to HTML but the graphics still >> don't go across. I've just checked this person (the wife)'s setting in >> my address book at it was already set to "prefers to receive e-mail in >> HTML" - I've now changed this to "unknown" in the hope that TB will >> not try to format the forwarded e-mail. >> >> Cheers/2 >> >> Ed. > Hi Ed, > > BTW I do all "forwards" as "in-line" not as attachments. > how is yours set. > > Regards, > Mike > > > Also in-line ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 7 ==========================** Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 22:24:16 +1000 From: Mike O'Connor Subject: Re: Help with Thunderbird message transfer Ed Durrant wrote: > Mike O'Connor wrote: >> Hi Ed, >> >> BTW I do all "forwards" as "in-line" not as attachments. >> how is yours set. > Also in-line Hi Ed, Well that eliminates that possibility. :-( Mike ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------